Where They Went

Die Hard 2 (1990)

Directed by Renny Harlin

On a snowy Christmas Eve at Washington Dulles Airport, McClane waits for his wife's plane while mercenaries seize the airport's systems to free an extradited dictator, leaving her flight circling overhead.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Terminal and baggage area
    Washington Dulles International Airport
    ≈ 00:03:00
    Stated on screen

    McClane gets a parking ticket and kills a gunman in the baggage area.

  2. 1Holly's plane circling overhead
    Washington Dulles International Airport
    ≈ 00:10:00
    Stated on screen

    Holly's flight circles above the airport, low on fuel, with reporter Thornburg on board.

  3. 1Stuart's church hideout near Dulles (fictional)
    ≈ 00:15:00
    InferredFictional

    From a church outside the airport, Stuart's team cuts off the tower and runway lights.

  4. 2Unfinished annex
    Washington Dulles International Airport
    ≈ 00:45:00
    Stated on screen

    In an unfinished annex, McClane saves the engineer when a SWAT team is ambushed.

  5. 3Stuart's church hideout near Dulles (fictional)
    ≈ 01:10:00
    InferredFictional
  6. 4Runway, wing of the 747
    Washington Dulles International Airport
    ≈ 01:45:00
    Stated on screen
  7. 5Runway reunion
    Washington Dulles International Airport
    ≈ 01:55:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
10 km
Places
2
Countries
1
Stops
7
  • Car: 3.5 km
  • Not shown: 3.5 km
  • Helicopter: 3.5 km
  • On foot: 0.0 km
  • Plane: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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